Dense order

In mathematics, a partial order ≤ on a set X is said to be dense (or dense-in-itself) if, for all x and y in X for which x < y, there is a z in X such that x < z < y.

The rational numbers with the ordinary ordering are a densely ordered set in this sense, as are the real numbers. On the other hand, the ordinary ordering on the integers is not dense.

See also

• Dense set
• Dense-in-itself
• Dense relation

References

• David Harel, Dexter Kozen, Jerzy Tiuryn, Dynamic logic, MIT Press, 2000, ISBN 0262082896, p. 6ff

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